- August 9 :
Cotati Farmers Market
Chef Demonstration. Music by Jam Pact (60’s & 70’s music))
4:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Free; La Plaza Park, Cotati. (707) 795-5508. - August 9 :
Windsor Summer Nights on the Green
Free Live Music: The Heartbeats (A Tribute to the masters of rock 'n roll
5 p.m.; Free; Windsor Town Green , (707) 838-1260 - August 9 :
Schulz Museum's Fifth Anniversary Party
Free evening admission plus live music and free ice cream cake provided by Cold Stone Creamery of Sonoma County.
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.; Free; 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa. (707) 579-4452 - August 10 and 11 :
Tri Counties Homeschool Convention
Workshops, vendors and information and encouragement for parents who are homeschooling or considering doing so. Children welcome but no childcare provided.
Friday 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; $25, $35 at the door; Santa Rosa Bible Church, 4575 Badger Rd., Santa Rosa. (707) 462-4501 ext 3 - August 10 – 26 :
As You Like It
One of Shakespeare's greatest and most popular romantic comedies. Part of the Sebastopol Shakespeare Festival, an annual tradition in Sonoma County. Plays are performed under the stars in Ives Park and in the downtown Sebastopol theater every summer from June to August.
Park opens at 5:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m.; $15 - $20, Free for children 12 and under; Ives Park 7400 Willow St. and Sonoma County Repertory Theater, 104 N Main St., Sebastopol (707) 823-0177 - August 11 :
‘No Child Left Inside’ -
Woodland Wonders
Build a fort or tipi out of exotic French broom, create a ‘fairy house’, or use your ‘deer ears’ to follow a lizard and get lost (within 10 feet of the trail). Childhood is a time for being bounced on the lap of the outdoors, and LandPaths’ No Child Left Inside outing series is a powerful way to allow for it. Activities will depend on location.
Free. Healdsburg location TBA. You must call for location and details: (707) 524-9318. - August 11 :
River Rush Race and BBQ Campout
Annual canoe and kayak race and water recreation festival. All expert and recreational paddlers and spectators are welcome to this family event
All Day; $25 entry, minimal camping or day use fee; (707) 865-2249 - August 11 and 12 :
Sebastopol Gravenstein Apple Fair
An old-time country get-together celebrating the Gravenstein apple. Live music children’s corner, apple eating contests, horse drawn wagon rides, exhibits demonstrating beekeeping, goat milking and blacksmithing, many friendly barnyard animals, beer and wine tasting, more.
Sat. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sun., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m; Adults $10, Seniors $8, Youth (6 -12) $5; Ragle Ranch Park in Sebastopol, (707) 824-1765 - August 11 :
Cartoonist Open House and Sketch-a-Thon
Celebrate the museum’s 5th anniversary with over a dozen cartoonists as they each draw something for the museum's collection. Also enjoy docent-led tours all day long.
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Adults $8, Children & Seniors $5; 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa (707) 579-4452 - August 11 :
Petaluma Waterfront Jazz Festival
Fine jazz music and good times along the waterfront. Enjoy four bands while tasting wine or beer. While there, visit the nearby Petaluma Museum to see the quilt show, or go to the Petaluma Farmers’ Market.
1 p.m. to 7 p.m.; $20 includes six tasting tickets for wine or beer, $10 for ages 13 to 20; under 13 free; takes place along Water St. , (707) 762-2785 - August 14 :
Kids Outdoor Summer Movie at the Windsor Green
“Charlotte’s Web.” Dusk. Free. Windsor Town Green
Best Children and Family Events in Sonoma County August 2007
August 9 - 15
From Maja Wood, former About.com Guide
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